Our landmark book revealed the cost of inequality. Fifteen years later, things have only got worse
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
Labour should be emboldened by the popularity of policies aimed at breaking down inequality, say authors Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
May 2017
Blame the ‘bank of mum and dad’ for Britain’s growing inequality
Ellie Mae O'Hagan
Cuddly phrases disguise the reality: those with property pass unearned wealth on to their children, entrenching unfairness. It’s capitalism at its most brutal
April 2016
The Divide review – a fierce, unsettling critique of inequality
‘Why aren’t we earning enough to live?’ – how The Divide lays bare global inequality
June 2014
If the right's ideas on inequality were any flimsier they could be worn by Rihanna
Aditya Chakrabortty
Aditya Chakrabortty: After Piketty, the right can no longer ignore inequality – but can they come up with a coherent plan to address it?
March 2014
The Spirit Level authors: why society is more unequal than ever
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett: the authors of The Spirit Level, written five years ago, argue that research backs up their views on the iniquity of inequality
June 2013
Be true to yourself. Is this really the best the Guides can do for girls?
Zoe Williams
Zoe Williams: The schmaltzy motto embedded in the organisation's new oath is more likely to build insecure narcissism than help girls develop
March 2013
Social factors in life expectancy
Letters: Disadvantage and poverty are as important as lifestyle in determining mortality rates
January 2012
A level playing field on executive pay
Letters: A graduated, increasing income tax starting at 50% on £100,000 and going up by 10% for each £100,000 would net the Treasury considerable sums
August 2011
We have created a society of looters
Letters: If this government implements bigoted policies of social exclusion then a small but violent minority of those excluded may turn to other ways of being noticed
May 2011
Brooks' diagnosis
Letters: Labour should be socially liberal, economically egalitarian and forget about the communitarian nonsense
April 2011
The Business podcast
The Business podcast: Does income inequality matter?
The pursuit of happiness
March 2011
Census data can be a bulwark against government
Letters: Without systematic collection of census data, how will analysts be able to develop their demonstrations of the persistence and growth of inequalities and their consequences?
December 2010
Political nudge in the wrong direction
Letters: Behavioural economics has been around for long enough to demonstrate that people's behaviour is a great deal more complex than nudging implies
November 2010
Fairness, equality and the white working class
Letters: Class consideration should be an integral part of equality – the fact that most people cannot define class does not alter the effect of class discrimination
July 2010
The Spirit Level is not on the level
Natalie Evans
Natalie Evans: A new report fatally undermines the authors' claims about the link between income equality and social problems
February 2010
The Spirit Level by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
Vague solutions to inequality
Gerry Hassan
April 2009
In search of the truth about equality in Britain
By focusing on a few super-rich bankers, we run the risk of ignoring the really challenging questions about rich and poor, says Richard Reeves
